by Humayun on July 2, 2012
in Amazon, Business, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Energy, Host, IT, Security, Social networks, Storage, Technology, Web Hosting
The Stormy Outage: Criticism Pouring On The Amazon Cloud Last Friday night proved very gloomy for Amazon’s Cloud Service. It all started off with colossal thunderstorms jolting the Amazon US East datacenter and reportedly bringing it down (yet again). On the other hand, alternate cloud computing services within the same geographical location remained intact and continued to operate smoothly. The incident has raised numerous questions, of which the most serious point out the core architectural foundation of the Amazon Cloud setup. Whether the repetitive cloud service hiccups are an outcome of intrinsic technical flaws that extend beyond the mere wrath
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Top Tech Startups Emerge from Summer Expo at Plug and Play Competition is fierce in the tech startup space yet few venues showcase new talent quite like Plug and Play’s quarterly EXPO. Last Thursday, over 500 attendees poured into Plug and Play Tech Center’s Sunnyvale headquarters to watch new tech startups compete. The event also featured a VC Panel with Ajay Agarwal, Jim Barnett, Kamran Elahian and Sumeet Jain. Robert Goldberg of Zynga gave the keynote and VIP judges hailed from companies like Adobe, Cisco, GoDaddy.com, Honda, Nokia, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, Warner Brothers and Yahoo!. “Imagine what American Idol would
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by cloudtweaks on June 1, 2012
in Big Data, Blogs, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, IT, SaaS, Security, Social networks, Storage, Technology, White Papers
Social Cloud: Forrester Names Yammer As A Leader Activities Streams Base An Integrated Social Layer The enterprise social software market is exploding thanks to converging trends of consumerization, cloud, and mobile. In this must-read report, “The Forrester Wave: Activities Streams, Q2 2012“, Forrester Research Inc. evaluated five social software vendors with core strengths in the stream based on the overall strength of vendors’ current offerings, a clear product strategy, and vendor market presence. In a detailed look at the space, Forrester named Yammer as a leader. Enterprise Social Is A Strategic Investment For Many According to Forrester’s Forrsights Soft ware
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by Jeff Norman on May 3, 2012
in Apps, Cloud Computing, Computing, Google Cloud, Google Drive, IT, News, SaaS, Security, Social networks, Storage, Technology, Trends, Venture Capital
The Cloud For Young Entrepreneurs The next generation of outstanding businesspeople will have mastered the cloud, without a doubt. But these businesspeople aren’t just the set of twenty- and thirtysomethings who were wise enough to capitalize on cloud as its import became clearer. The young among us will also stand out among the crowd as they delve into how much cloud computing can offer their seedling enterprises. The moms and dads of potential business powerhouses parent their young with classic cliches of resilience: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Thanks to cloud computing, these youngsters can sell that lemonade
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Castelfranco Charter: Cloud Computing For Public Health A new revolution is occurring in communication and information technology, and that is cloud computing. People are becoming familiar with social networks and emails which are some of the services being offered by cloud computing. The main thrust of this revolution is to use the same concept being used in email and social networking to business so that applications and data can be shifted to the clouds. Great savings as well as better efficiency in both public and private sectors are expected to be generated if business entities shift to the clouds. Asolo
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by cloudtweaks on April 17, 2012
in Backups, Big Data, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, IBM, IT, Security, Social networks, Storage, Technology, Trends
Cloud Computing Q&A: IBM SmartCloud A few questions have been put together for Rebecca Buisan, who is the Director of Product Marketing for IBM. When it comes to cloud computing, as with any technology solution, small businesses need to address a unique set of challenges and concerns. What are some of the things small business owners need to keep in mind when selecting cloud tools? I think there are two primary challenges SMBs are facing: cost and trust. When deciding to move to the cloud, SMBs need to keep in mind that they don’t have to put all their chips in at one time. Choose a trusted
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Social Cloud: BumeBox, Real-time Social Media Events in a Big Way Matching the meteoric rise of social media with Cloud-based applications is BumeBox, a social media marketing startup that creates the equivalent of a big-time expo for your online fans. This helps to achieve the main online ROI goal that most online businesses are looking for, that is to convert fans and visitors into paying customers. They provide the management for such social media events including: analysis and optimization ~ using their own package of analytics they will provide the necessary information to optimize your online experience development ~ no
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Cloud Computing Will Produce the Next Mark Zuckerberg The next king or queen of science and technology will come from the cloud, I predict. Budding geniuses wanting to make a name for themselves must master cloud computing. Naysayers wag their fingers with conservative statements like “the cloud is far too new to generate history-making change. Not just yet.” My opinion? Fooey. Cloud computing is new but not nascent. It’s an open frontier just waiting for a brazen cowboy to stand up as sheriff. I doubt we’ll all be moving from Facebook to “Cloud”-Book anytime soon. Yet ignoring the potential for
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